Community school · Lancashire

Kennington Primary School

4–11Ages
246Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119153URN

Kennington Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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76 applications for 35 places · 272nd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

76 applications · 35 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	35	76	2.2	19	0.54
Sep 2025	34	82	2.4	25	0.74
Sep 2024	35	87	2.5	23	0.66
Sep 2023	35	84	2.4	28	0.80
Sep 2022	35	86	2.5	30	0.86
Sep 2021	32	79	2.5	24	0.75
Sep 2020	35	86	2.5	26	0.74
Sep 2019	34	58	1.7	24	0.71
Sep 2018	35	75	2.1	26	0.74
Sep 2017	33	65	2.0	26	0.79
Sep 2016	35	81	2.3	39	1.11
Sep 2015	34	80	2.4	25	0.74
Sep 2014	37	71	1.9	30	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 71% · Maths 69% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%246th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	9%	106	105
2023/24	54%	9%	105	103
2022/23	62%	3%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kennington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Preston
0.5 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Holme Slack Community Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

2026

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Deepdale Community Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Eldon Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Serious weaknesses 2026

2.4applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.4 km · Lancashire

2026

3.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Sherwood Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Queen's Drive Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119153 · 888/2052
Capacity: 245 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals: 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Kennington Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ER
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources